WFND-LD

WFND-LD (channel 19) is a low-power television station in Findlay, Ohio, United States, serving the Toledo area as a Buckeye Cable Sports Network affiliate owned by Block Communications. Its licensee is West Central Ohio Broadcasting, Inc., a Block subsidiary. Block also owns several other assets in Northwestern Ohio, including The Blade, Buckeye CableSystem and WLIO. Engineering operations and monitoring are performed from West Central Ohio Broadcasting's operation center at 1424 Rice Avenue in Lima. The engineering supervisor is Frederick Vobbe.

WFND-LD
Channels
BrandingBuckeye Cable Sports Network
Programming
AffiliationsBuckeye Cable Sports Network
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedJanuary 24, 1990
First air date
February 20, 1992 (1992-02-20)
Former call signs
  • W47BD (1990-1997)
  • WFND-LP (1997-2013)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 47 (UHF, 1992-2003)
  • 22 (UHF, 2003-2013)
  • Digital:
  • 22 (UHF, 2013-2018)
Call sign meaning
Findlay
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID21475
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT102 m (335 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°06′40.0″N 83°38′54.0″W
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitehttp://www.wfnd-findlay.com/

The station transmitter is a Gates Air model ULXTE-4 with an Alive Telecomm ATC-BCE48C1R-U Elliptical polarized antenna, (transmitter output power of 1,740 watts), electrical beam tilt of 1 degree (R/C AGL: 86 m R/C AMSL: 331.3 m). The pattern is the same as WFND when on Channel 22.

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